Dialkylhydroxyphenylalkanoic acid esters of di- and tripentaerythritol

ABSTRACT

ESTERS OF DIPENTAERYTHRITOL OR TRIPENTAERYTHRITOL AND 4-HYDROXY-5-ALKYLPHENYLALKANOIC ACIDS HAVING A SECOND ALKYL GROUP IN THE 2 OR 3 POSITION OF THE PHENYL RING ARE STABILIZERS OF ORGANIC MATERIAL. THE COMPOUNDS ARE OBTAINED THROUGH TRANSESTERIFICATION TECHNIQUES.

United States Patent 0 3,642,868 DIALKYLHYDROXYPHENYLALKANOIC ACID ESTERS 0F DI- AND TRIPENTAERYTHRITOL Marlin Dexter, Briarclilf'Manor, John D. Spivack, Spring Valley, and David H. Steinberg, Bronx, N.Y., assignors to Ciha-Geigy Corporation No Drawing. Continuation-impart of application Ser. No.

502,587, Oct. 22, 1965, which is a continuation-inpart of application Ser. No. 359,460, Apr. 13, 1964, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 276,192, Apr. 29, 1963, which is a continuation-in-part .of application Ser. No. 164,618, Jan. 5, 1962, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 148,738, Oct. 30, 1961, all now abandoned. This application June 30, 1969, Ser. No. 837,958

' .Int. ,Cl. C07c 69/26 US. Cl. 260-473 R 9 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Esters of dipentaerythritol or tripentaerythritol and 4-hydroxy-S-alkylphenylalkanoic acids having a second alkyl group in the 2 or 3 position of the phenyl ring are stabilizers of organic material. The compounds are obtained through transesterification techniques.

CROSS REFERENCES This is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 502,587 filed Oct. 22, 1965 now abandoned, Ser. No. 502,587 is in turn a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 359,460, filed Apr. 13, 1964, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 276,192, filed Apr. 29, 1963, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 164,618, filed Jan. 5, 1962, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 148,738, filed Oct. 30, 1961, now abandoned.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Thisinvention pertains to compounds of the formula:

wherein s has a value of 0 or 1 and each R is a group having the structure:

(lower) alkyl (lower) alkyl in which x has a value of from 1 to 6.

By the term (lower)alkyl in the above formula is intended a group containing a branched or straight chain hydrocarbon chain of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms inclusively. Representative of such (lower)alkyl groups are thus methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl and the like.

It will be observed that the di(lower) alkylphenol groups in the compounds of the present invention exhibit one (lower)alkyl group in a position ortho to the hydroxy group. A second like or different (lower) alkyl group is either [a] in the other position ortho to the hydroxy group (the 3-position) or [b] meta to the hydroxy group and 3,642,868 Patented Feb. 15, 1972 "ice para to the first (lower)alkyl group (the 2-position). Thus envisioned are such phenolic groups as 3,5-di-t-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl, 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl, 3,54ii-isopropyl-4-hydroxyphenyl, 2,5 dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl, Z-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl, 2-methyl-4-hydroxy- S-isopropylphenyl, 3-rnethyl-4-hydroXy-5-t-butylphenyl, 3, 5-diethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl and the like. Preferred phenolic groups are those having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in each (lower) alkyl group, especially branched groups such as t-butyl in each position ortho to the hydroxy group. This di(lower)alkyl hydroxyphenyl group is bound to an alkanoyloxy unit of from 2 to 7 carbon atoms. The hydrocarbon portion of this alkanoyloxy unit is represented by (C H and may be of a straight or, when x is greater than 1, branched chain.

These dialkylhydroxyphenylalkanoic acid esters of diand tripentaerythritol are stabilizers of organic material normally subject to oxidative deterioration as by light and/ or heat. Materials which are thus stabilized according to the present invention include synthetic organic polymeric substances such as vinyl resins formed from the polymerization of vinyl halides or from the copolymerization of vinyl halides with unsaturated polymerizable compounds, e.g., vinyl esters, a,;8-unsaturated ketones, u,/i-unsaturated aldehydes and unsaturated hydrocarbons such as butadienes and styrene; poly-a-olefins such as polyeth ylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, and the like, including copolymers of poly-a-olefins; polyisoprene; polychloroprene; polychlorhydrin; terpolyrners of ethylene, propylene and a nonconjugated diene such as 1,4-hexadiene, ethylidenenorbornene, dicyclopentadiene or the like; polybutadiene, polyurethanes such as are prepared from polyols and organic polyisocyanates; polyamides such as polyhexamethylene adipamide; polyester such as polymethylene terephthalates; polycarbonates; polyacetals; polystyrene; polyethylenoxide; and copolymers such as those of high impact polystyrene containing copolymers of butadiene and styrene and those formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile, butadiene and/ or styrene. Other materials stabilized according to the present invention include lubricating oil of the aliphatic ester type, e.g., di- (2-ethylheXyl)-azelate, pentaerythritol tetracaproate and the like; animal and vegetable derived oils, e.g., linseed oil, fat, tallow, lard, peanut oil, cod liver oil, castor oil, palm oil, corn oil, cotton seed oil and the like, hydrocarbon material such as gasoline, both natural and synmeuc diesel oil, mineral oil, fuel oil, drying oil, cutting fluids, waxes, resins and the like, fatty acids such as soaps and the like.

In general the stabilizers of this invention are employed from about 0.005% to about 10% by Weight of the stabilized composition, although this will vary with the paritcular substrate. An advantageous range is from about 0.05 to about 5%, especially 0.1% to about 1%. These compounds are particularly useful for the stabilization of polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene. They may also be blended after polymerization or sprayed on the surface of films, fabrics, filaments or the like to provide effective stabilization.

These compounds can also be used in combination with other additives such as antioxidants, particularly sulfurcontaining esters such as DSTDP, DLTDP and the like, pourpoint depressants, corrosion and rust inhibitors, dispersing agents, demulsifiers, antifoaming agents, carbon black, accelerators and other chemicals used in rubber compounding, plasticizers, color stabilizers, diand trialkyland -alkylphenylphosphites, heat stabilizers, ultraviolet stabilizers, dyes, pigments, metal chelating agents, dyesites and the like.

The compounds of the present invention can be prepared via conventional esterification procedures. One particularly advantageous method is transesterification which (lower) alkyl (lower) alkyl catalyzing the reaction with a hydride or (lower)all oxide of an alkaline metal. In general, lithium hydride, lithium methoxide and sodium methoxide are the preferred catalysts. These catalysts are employed in an amount from about 0.01 to about 0.30 molar equivalents per mole of the dipentaerythritol or tripentaerythritol. The reaction is conducted at elevated temperatures and under reduced pressure, the (lower)alkanol which is formed being removed by distillation.

Many of the starting materials of Formula II are known or can be prepared by known procedures. These include the Michaels addition of the phenol and an acrylate. Friedel-Craft condensations and simple esterification. Typical procedures are described below.

The following examples, presented for illustration and not limitation, will serve to further typify the nature of the present invention. In these examples, parts are by weight unless otherwise specified and the temperature is expressed in degrees centigrade. The relationship between parts by weight and parts by volume is as that of grams to cubic centimeters.

EXAMPLE 1 Dipentaerythritol hexakis [3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] A reaction vessel is flushed with nitrogen and charged with 7.63 parts of dipentaerythritol and 50 parts by volume of dimethyl sulfoxide. This mixture is warmed to about 80 C. and stirred until a complete solution is obtained. After cooling to 50 C. 0.177 part of lithium hydride is added and a nitrogen purge applied While stirring continuously. When the frothing was subsided, 58.5 parts of methyl-3(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate are added and the system evacuated to 20 mm. The mixture is heated at 8590 C. with stirring for 1% hours under the applied vacuum.

The main portion of the solvent is then removed over a two hour period at 90-100" C./l2 mm. Upon raising the temperature to 120l30 C. and gradually reducing the vacuum to 0.3-0.5 mm. over a three hour period, the remainder of the solvent is removed. After partially cooling to room temperature, but while still mobile, the reaction mixture is neutralized with 1.2 parts by volume of glacial acetic acid. Excess starting ester is removed by vacuum distillation at l20l40 C./0.05 mm. Further purification of the reaction product is accomplished by passing a benzene solution of the residue through a column of adsorbent (silica gel), washing with an additional quantity of the same solvent to remove colored impurities and finally eluting the product with a mixture of benzene and chloroform in the proportion of 1:1. After removal of the solvent, a substantially pure product which is a glass is obtained having a melting point of 7080 C.

AnaIysis.-Calcd. for C H O (percent): C, 74.05; H, 9.21. Found (percent): C, 73.82; H, 8.92.

Equivalent amounts to excess over the stoichiometric amount) of the following esters are employed 4 in place of methyl 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate in the foregoing procedure:

(a) methyl 3-(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (b) ethyl a- (3 ,5 -di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl isobutyrate (0) methyl 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-S-t-butylphenylacetate ((1) methyl 7-(3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl) heptanoate i (e) methyl 3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate (f) ethyl 2-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (g) methyl 3,S-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenylacetate (h) methyl 3-(3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl) propionate There are thus respectively obtained upon completion of the steps therein described, the following compounds:

(at) dipentaerythritol hexakis [3-(3,5-dimethyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate] (b) dipentaerythritol hexakis [a-(3,5-di-tbutyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)isobutyrate] (c) dipentaerythritol hexakis (2-methyl-4-hydroxy- S-t-butylphenylacetate) (d) dipentaerythritol hexakis [7-(3-methyl-4-hydroxy- S-t-butylphenyl)heptanoate] (e) dipentaerythritol hexakis [3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4- hydroxyphenyl propionate] (f) dipentaerythritol hexakis [2-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate] (g) dipentaerythritol hexakis (3,5-dimethyl-4- hydroxyphenylacetate) (h) dipentaerythritol hexakis [3-(3-methyl-4-hydroxy- S-t-butylphenyl propionate] EXAMPLE 2 Tripentaerythritol octakis [3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl propionate] A reaction vessel is flushed with nitrogen and charged with 22.34 parts of tripentaerythritol and 150 parts by volume of dimethyl sulfoxide. This mixture is heated to about 90 C. with stirring and then allowed to cool to room temperature (about C.) and 0.212 part of lithium hydride is then added. After stirring for minutes 154.8 parts of methyl 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate are added. The system is then evacuated and heated at 82 C./1520 mm. for four hours, at C./20-22 mm. for 1% hours, at 73.5-75.5 C./l323 mm. for two hours and at C./0.35-0.45 mm. for two hours, collecting the solvent distillate. The reaction mixture is then cooled, flushed with nitrogen and rendered neutral with glacial acetic acid. Excess starting ester is removed by vacuum distillation at 220 C./ 02-03 mm. and the residue is then dissolved in hot benzene and chromatographed on silica gel to yield the product as a glass, M.P. 6585 C.

Calcd. for 01511122402 (percent): C, H, Found (percent): C, 73.56; H, 9.08.

Similarly by employing in this procedure the ester starting materials described in Example 1, sections (a) through (h), the following compounds are obtained:

(a) tripentaerythritol octakis [3-(3,5-dimethyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate] (b) tripentaerythritol octakis [a-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl isobutyrate] (c) tripentaerythritol octakis (2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tbutylphenylacetate) (d) tripentaerythritol octakis [7-(3-methyl-4-hydroxy- S-t-butylphenyl)heptanoate] (e) tripentaerythritol octakis [3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4- hydroxyphenyl propionate] (f) tripentaerythritol octakis [2-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4 hydroxyphenyl)propionate] (g) tripentaerythritol octakis (3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenylacetate) (h) tripentaerythritol octakis [3-(3-methyl-4-hydroxy- 5 -t-butylphenyl)propionate] variety of known synthetic pathways of which the following three procedures are typical.

(A) Methyl.fl-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4 hydroxyphenyl) propionate 1 To 500 parts by volume of dry t-butyl alcohol in a flask fitted with mechanical stirrer, inert gas inlet, thermometer, condenser and dropping funnel are added 2.1 parts of potassium metal. After the ensuing reaction is complete, there are added 37.3 parts of 2,6-di-t-butyl phenol, followed rapidly by 17.7 parts of methylmethacrylate. The stirred reaction mixture is heated to 50 C. for 18 hours and allowed to cool. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the residual mass neutralized by addition of dilute hydrochloric acid. This mixture is then extracted with two portions of 200 parts by volume each of ethyl ether. The combined ethereal extracts are washed with two portions of 100 parts by volume each of water and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The ether layer is removed by filtration and concentrated on a steam bath. The residual oily mass is then vacuum distilled. The fraction collected at 125l30 C./ 0.1 mm. crystallizes upon standing to yield methyl 8-(3,5-di-t-butyl- 4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, M.P. 63.0-64.5 C. Recrystallization from hexane yields a white solid, M.P. 66- 66.5 C.

Utilization of 2-methyl-6-t-butylphenol and 2,6-di-isopropylphenol in the above procedure yields methyl 3-(3- methyl-4-hydroxy5t-butylphenyl)propionate, B.P. 136- 144 C./0.02 mm. and methyl 3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, B.P. 130-132 C./0.4 mm.

(B) Ethyl a-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)isobutyrate To 200 parts by volume of dry t-butyl alcohol in a suitable flask fitted with mechanical stirrer, inert gas inlet, thermometer, condenser and dropping funnel is added 22.4 parts of potassium t-butoxide, 41.2 parts of 2,6-di-tbutylphenol and 50 parts by volume of triethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The dark green solution is stirred and a solution of an equimolar portion of ethyl a-brOIIlO-umethyl-propionate in 50 parts of t-butyl alcohol is added dropwise over 20-60 minutes. After addition is complete, the reaction is refluxed for 1 hour, the solution then being neutral. The reaction mixture is poured into water and extracted with ether. The ethereal solution is washed with water and dried and the ether removed by distillation, the product being isolated by vacuum distillation.

In a similar fashion utilizing ethyl a-bromopropionate, there is obtained ethyl 2-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate, M.P. 54-56 C.

(C) 7- 3-methyl-5 -t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) heptanoic acid To a cooled (50 C.) solution of 103 parts of ethyl 6-chloroformyl)hexanoate in 100 parts by volume of ethylene chloride is rapidly added with stirring 133 parts of granular anhydrous aluminium chloride. To this mixture is next added a solution of 88 parts of 2-methyl-6-tbutylphenol in 500 parts by volume of ethylene chloride. The reaction mixture is stirred at -5 C. for 5 hours and then allowed to slowly attain room temperature overnight. At the end of this time the material is poured over ice, rendered acidic with 6 N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The combined extracts are successively washed with water, dilute aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. After drying over sodium sulfate, the solvent is removed under reduced pressure to yield ethyl 6-(3- methyl-5-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)-hexanoate, which is saponified with excess potassium hydroxide in methanol. After acidification of the reaction mixture, the solid, comprising 6-(3-methyl 5 t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)- hexanoic acid, is subjected to a Clemmenson reduction as modified by Martin [J.A.C.S. 58,

wherein s has a value of 0 or 1 and each R is a group having the structure:

(lower) alkyl it HO- (I) o,Hk)o-o- (lower) alkyl in which x has a value of from 1 to 6.

2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is a group having the structure:

3. A compound according to claim 2 wherein x has a value of 2.

4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is a group having the structure 5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is the group 6. The compound according to claim 1 which is dipentaerythritol hexakis [3-(3,S-di-t-butyl 4 hydroxyphenyl) -propionate] .78 7. The compound according to claim 1 which is di- References Cited pentaerythritol hexakis [3-(3,5-dimethyl 4 hydroxy- FOREIGN PATENTS phcnyl -pr0pionate] 8. The compound according to claim 1 which is tri- 1,436,393 1966 France. v y r I pentaerythritol octakis [3-(3,5-di-t-buty1 4 hydroxy- 5 LORRAINE A WEINBERGER, Primary Examiner phenyl)-propionate]. V

9. The compound according to claim 1 which is tri- TERAPANE Asslstant Exammer pentaerythritol octakis [3-(3,5-dimethy1 4 hydroxy- CL phenyl) -propionatc] 26045 .85

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DATED February 15, 977

INVENTOR(S) Martin Dexter, et al It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below: 0

Column line 46, "1 l/ L" should read l B/ L Column 5, line 56, "(-50C.) should read I (-5C) Signed and Scaled this Sixth Day of September 1977 [SEAL] v Attest:

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